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About The Lincoln Institution

Learn about the historical institution and this digital directory

The Institution

The Lincoln Institution was a charitable institution founded by Mary McHenry Cox that operated from 1866 to 1922 at 808 South Eleventh Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Lincoln Institution Educational Home - Historical building where Civil War orphans were housed and educated

Civil War Orphans

The Lincoln Institution, a Philadelphia charity, housed orphaned boys of the Civil War during from 1866 to 1884, whose fathers had been Episcopalian. The orphans lived at two sites in Philadelphia. One at 11th Street and the other at 49th Street, the latter with the title of The Educational Home. The first site was for younger boys and the second for the older one. The older boys worked in city center businesses.

Information on the deaths of orphans is available here.

Documents concerning the Lincoln Institution can be found here.

The data were compiled by Heidi Sproat and Mike Bertram.

Lincoln Institution lithograph - Historical document showing the institution

This Digital Directory

This digital directory contains historical records of students who attended the Lincoln Institution during its years of operation. The data provides valuable insights into the educational opportunities and experiences of students during this period in American history.